/tags/latino Latino en-US Copyright Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:03:52 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-08/will-a-new-generation-of-latino-voters-change-california-elections At the CalMatters Ideas Festival, two political experts debate the impact of young Latino voters driven more by economic concerns than immigration. Sat, 08 Jun 2024 14:03:52 GMT /politics-government/2024-06-08/will-a-new-generation-of-latino-voters-change-california-elections Yue Stella Yu /health-and-medicine/2024-04-15/why-tortillas-sold-in-california-may-be-required-to-add-a-new-ingredient Folic acid reduces the risk of birth defects and the FDA requires that bakers include it in enriched bread. California could extend the mandate to tortillas and foods made with corn masa flour. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:40:28 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-04-15/why-tortillas-sold-in-california-may-be-required-to-add-a-new-ingredient Ana B. Ibarra /law-and-justice/2023-12-15/vandals-continue-targeting-arcata-immigrant-sanctuary-garden Volunteers at the Centro del Pueblo sanctuary garden in Arcata found bags of human waste and a gallon jug of urine left just inside the fence last Saturday. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:01:43 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-12-15/vandals-continue-targeting-arcata-immigrant-sanctuary-garden Roman Battaglia /race-and-ethnicity/2023-06-09/after-12-acts-of-vandalism-arcata-sanctuary-garden-organizers-demand-help-from-city Founders of a community garden for Latino and Indigenous migrants in Arcata, California are asking the city council to address ongoing hate crimes. The garden has been vandalized 12 times in the past year. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 23:27:15 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2023-06-09/after-12-acts-of-vandalism-arcata-sanctuary-garden-organizers-demand-help-from-city Roman Battaglia /health-and-medicine/2022-09-19/oregon-almost-closes-covid-vaccination-gap-between-latino-and-white-oregonians Early problems getting vaccinations to the state’s Latino population were largely overcome when the Oregon Health Authority began working with community organizations to improve access Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:39:51 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-09-19/oregon-almost-closes-covid-vaccination-gap-between-latino-and-white-oregonians Lillian Mongeau Hughes /race-and-ethnicity/2022-07-10/covid-pulls-down-california-latino-black-asian-life-expectancy-more-than-whites-study-says Medical journal study says life expectancy for California’s Latinos fell six years, more than other populations during pandemic. Sun, 10 Jul 2022 13:30:49 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2022-07-10/covid-pulls-down-california-latino-black-asian-life-expectancy-more-than-whites-study-says Jeanne Kuang /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-05-17/drought-to-hit-californias-rural-latino-communities-hardest-new-report Rural, low-income Latino communities across California were hardest hit by the last drought and could see drinking water shortages again this year, as extreme drought spreads across the state, according to a report released by non-partisan advisors to California’s lawmakers. Mon, 17 May 2021 12:46:40 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2021-05-17/drought-to-hit-californias-rural-latino-communities-hardest-new-report Rachel Becker /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-10-03/catching-up-with-hispanic-history-months Hispanic History Month is unusual among declared months, because it begins in the middle of September and goes until the middle of October. There IS a… Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:44:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2017-10-03/catching-up-with-hispanic-history-months Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-17/rogue-cc-presents-latino-success-stories Rogue Community College works to make sure Latino high school students are aware of educational opportunities after high school. So every year it hosts… Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:04:13 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-11-17/rogue-cc-presents-latino-success-stories Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-10-28/celebrating-dia-de-los-muertos Death isn't usually cause for celebration in the United States.But a tradition born in Mexico changes that from Oct 31-Nov. 2, when Latino communities… Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:54:42 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-10-28/celebrating-dia-de-los-muertos Geoffrey Riley